Preached at Saint Pauls 13. October, 1622

              preached at saint pauls 13 october 1622 JOHN 18 1.8 lb ib HE WAS NOT THAT LIGHT BUT WAS SENT TO BEARE WITNESSE OF THAT LIGHT HIS is the third time that I1 have entertained you in a businesse businesses businesse THIS Tofthisnatureintendedforgodsserviceandyouredification I1 must not say troubled you with this text I1 begun it at christmas and in that farie darke furie jarke time of the beer yeer told you who and what was this light which john baptist is denied to be I1 pursued it at mid sommer and upon his owne day insisted upon the person of john baptist who though he were not this light was sent to beare witnessed witnesse witnesse of this light and the third consideration which as I1 told you then was not tied nor affected to any particular pest Fest festivals fesfivall festivall ivall you shall by gods grace have now the office of john baptist his testimony and in that these two parts first a problematic problematicall problematically all part why so evident a thing as light and such a light that light required testimony of man and then a dogmatic dogmaticall dogmatically all part what testimony this man gives of this light and in the first of these we shall make these two steps first why any testimony at all then why after so many others this of lohn first then god made light first ut innotescerent amnia omnia that man might glorifia glorifie glorifie god in seeing the creature and him in it for flustra frustra fecisset says the same father it had been to no purpose to have a world and no light but though light discover and manifest every thing else to us and it selfe too if all be well disposed yet in the I11